3D-PhotoFormer Software

Create 3D reliefs from images

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The engraving software is suitable for 3D milling or 3D engraving of colour images, grayscale images and photos with .BMP and .JPG file

extensions. In this process, you create according to your wishes for the milling paths of a 3D relief. The CNC milling machine creates the desired 3D object from the data.

All photos, even colour photos, can be converted into 3D data

Use all available free pictures from the internet or those taken with your own digital camera or cell phone! Even subsequent 3D engraving of old images uploaded to the program you can quickly and easily implement.

With 3D PhotoFormer software, you can achieve fantastic results in wood, plexiglass, brass, plastic or engraving plastic. You can use colour photos or black and white photos.

Grayscale to a 3D relief

It is effortless to create 3D reliefs from grayscale images. The software first converts your colour photo into a grayscale image. According to your

specifications for the relief’s height, the corresponding milling depths are calculated from the greyscales. Thereby, the lighter parts of the image form shallow engraving depths and the darker areas form the deep engraving paths.

Create topographic 3D maps

This software is also suitable for topographic 3D map relief, and already, many schools and museums use it to create such 3D relief maps.

With real-time 3D simulation

In the software, you can view the engraving results with 3D preview and under real-time indication from various viewing angles and simulate all milling processes in 3D.

Our 3D PhotoFormer software also reads files in bitmap format. The colours or even grayscale from the image template are used to adjust the depth. These results are then transferred to the workpiece by the Z-axis of the milling machine. Furthermore, shading and different photo layers are also displayed by implementing the corresponding milling depth or cutting depth. Besides, the 3D PhotoFormer software can also to implement various tool overlaps, depths and tool radii.

Huge tool library

An extensive tool library with nine predefined example tools is available. It can be expanded by any number of additional tools, specifying all the cutter parameters. You will achieve perfect results with your CNC router in no time.

The JPG to STL and G-Code converter

The G-code converter integrated with the software ensures a clean conversion of the bitmap data into a G-code milling path. Output as .STL is also possible. Here, post-processing options such as smoothing etc. are feasible in all other programs. You can also use the program for lithophanes.

Create lithophany with the photoengraving software

It is just as easy to create lithophanes from any photo with the software.